Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot
Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.
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Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.
Read briefingTroubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in.
Read briefingSome of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said.
Read briefingThe alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea.
Read briefingResidents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city.
Read briefingAttacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a powerful rebel group from the field.
Read briefingThe U.K., Italy and Japan have already partnered on the Global Combat Air Programme, which aims to put a new stealth fighter with supersonic capability in the skies by 2035.
Read briefingThe dictator, eager to shut out the influence of Hollywood and K-pop, has been exalting a “shock brigade” of 300,000 teens and 20-somethings drafted into flood reconstruction.
Read briefingThe world’s top three container operators said they fear instability in Gaza and broader regional tensions mean continued danger.
Read briefingThe president has made immigration an early priority to start second term, with ICE making more than 900 arrests Sunday.
Read briefingPilots’ actions after that strike are an early focus of the investigation, according to people familiar with the probe.
Read briefingThe country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering few alternatives.
Read briefingThe president, calling the heavily bombed enclave “a demolition site,” proposed relocating Palestinians temporarily or long-term, a move rejected by Arab countries since the war began.
Read briefingThe hostages are the second set to be released since the multiphase agreement came into effect, raising hopes for a lasting end to the war.
Read briefingIsrael says 91 hostages abducted on Oct. 7 remain in captivity, including the bodies of at least 34.
Read briefingAid workers estimate as many as 300,000 people are fleeing advances by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group, which has taken two strategic towns on the approaches to Goma over the past several days.
Read briefingIsraelis held their breath as four soldiers, all women, were released from the Gaza Strip, the second group to be freed as part of a fragile cease-fire agreement with Hamas.
Read briefingThe swap for four soldiers stationed on the border of the Gaza Strip at Nahal Oz follows 15 months of captivity and a campaign by their families.
Read briefingThe Chinese foreign minister spoke by phone with Marco Rubio, the new secretary of state who has been a critic of Beijing.
Read briefingThe drug is increasingly manufactured in and trafficked from the U.S.’s northern neighbor, though the numbers remain small compared with Mexico.
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